Pakistan extends delayed T129 helo deal with Turkey again Watch the T129 attack helicopter perform a dizzying series of moves at the 2019 Paris Air Show. ANKARA, Turkey, ISLAMABAD, and WASHINGTON Pakistan has agreed to, yet again, extend a deal with Turkey for T129 Atak helicopters a planned procurement riddled with delays. “We have obtained a six-month extension from Pakistan,” Turkey’s top procurement official, Ismail Demir, told reporters March 12. But amid Washington’s enduring opposition to Ankara purchasing the Russian-made S-400 Triumf air defense system another senior procurement official in Turkey told Defense News that the extension doesn’t imply the deal will ultimately work out.
Ankara and Moscow penned a $2.5 billion contract for the sale of four batteries of S-400s to Turkey in late 2017. The US responded by kicking Turkey out of the F-35.
Analysis: Erdogan’s tightrope walk between East and West may soon collapse
By Harut Sassounian
Ever since Pres. Joe Biden’s election last November, hundreds of articles have been published around the world analyzing the problematic relations between Turkey and the United States. Pres. Biden has made no secret of his dislike, if not outright hostility, toward Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The main points of contention between the United States and Turkey are as follows:
1) U.S. support for Kurdish allies in Syria which Turkey considers terrorists;
2) Turkey’s purchase of S-400 Russian missiles which could expose NATO’s military technology to Moscow. As a result, the United States cancelled the sale of advanced F-35 jets and imposed sanctions on Turkey;
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